Clinical characteristics
| Patients (n = 57) | Control subjects (n = 66) | p values | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Male/female (%) | 51/49 | 49/51 | |||||||
| Age of first echo (years) | 1.0 to 16.6 | 8.4 (4.6) | 1.4 to 15.7 | 10.1 (3.5) | < 0.05 | ||||
| Years of follow up | 0.2 to 14.4 | 5.6 (3.2) | 1.0 to 9.6 | 4.0 (2.0) | < 0.01 | ||||
| Body surface area (m2) | |||||||||
| First echo | 0.36 to 1.93 | 1.17 (0.41) | 0.51 to 1.96 | 1.26 (0.34) | NS | ||||
| Growth | 0.05 to 1.11 | 0.48 (0.30) | 0.06 to 1.04 | 0.36 (0.23) | < 0.05 | ||||
| Diameter Ao (mm) | |||||||||
| First echo | 19 to 42 | 29 (5) | 17 to 35 | 24 (4) | < 0.0001 | ||||
| Growth | −1.7 to 41 | 8 (7) | −1 to 11.5 | 3 (3) | < 0.0001 | ||||
Values are shown as range and mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.
Ao, aortic root diameter at the sinuses of Valsalva; Growth, from first until most recent measurement.